他们两个还吵起来了 还动上手了
“and their wives got into a big argument right downstairs. It even went physical.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就在他们家楼下 这大儿子二儿子和媳妇们
“the elder son, younger son, and their wives got into a big argument right downstairs.”
他们两个 还吵 起来了 还 动上手 了
“and their wives got into a big argument right downstairs. It even went physical.”
“How did it get physical? What? Stop arguing!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Inter-generational disputes involving multiple adult sons and daughters-in-law often manifest publicly in housing estates over resource allocation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
started arguing or broke into a quarrel
Uses the directional complement 起来 to indicate the sudden onset of an argument.
started getting physical or resorted to violence
A colloquial northern spoken phrase describing a dispute that has escalated from words to physical pushing or fighting.
Marks the change of state from peaceful discussion to verbal and physical fighting.
